The Warriors played their best game of the playoffs in their first must win game of the playoffs. While fans could argue that doing so earlier in this series would have made the last few days less stressful, it may be that the urgency of the moment was the impetus for a bold strategic decision.
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Putting an unusual defender on Tony Allen has happened before (I remember the Spurs doing it) but using Andrew Bogut as the freelancer brought additional benefits for the defense that were incredibly important.